by Roger Balettie | Feb 22, 2013 | NASA, Space
Pioneers! O Pioneers! I came across this video… and between the visuals and Will Geer reading an abridged version of Walt Whitman’s classic poem “Pioneers! O Pioneers!”, it really struck a solid chord with me. One passage, in...
by Roger Balettie | Jul 10, 2011 | NASA, Space
Some thoughts about some people who did some stuff… (originally posted after the conclusion of STS-135, the final Space Shuttle mission) I’ve wanted to let the past couple of day’s emotions settle down a bit before I posted… My love...
by Roger Balettie | Jul 8, 2011 | NASA, Space
The end of an era… (originally posted on Facebook after the launch of STS-135, the final Space Shuttle mission) The End of an Era Like others in the Space Shuttle Program family (past and present), today’s launch of Atlantis on STS-135 will bring a lot of...
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